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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
This sermon explores Jesus' baptism, the wisemen's search for God, and how these spiritual quests shape our understanding of faith and our place in God's narrative.
Good morning, dear family of God, gathered here today in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What a blessing it is to see each of your faces, shining with the light of His love and grace. It's a joy to be in fellowship with you, as we open our hearts and minds to the Word of God, seeking ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17
Topics: Jewish People, John The Baptist
Moses and the Israelites were commanded by God to establish courts of judges who were given full authority over the people of Israel
The Sanhedrin The Sanhedrin (Hebrew:'sitting together,' hence 'assembly' or 'council') was an assembly of either twenty-three or seventy-one elders (known as "rabbis" after the destruction of the Second Temple), appointed to sit as a tribunal in every city in ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 23:2
Denomination: Baptist
The story is told of a general council that was held.
They wanted to figure out at way to outsmart their enemy, the cat. Many suggestions were made. Then one young mouse suggested, “Since we all agree that our chief danger consists in the sly and treacherous manner in which the enemy approaches us. I venture propose that a small bell be procured ...read more
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical gospels, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several towns.
Joseph of Arimathea Venerated in Roman Catholic Church · Eastern Orthodox Church · Oriental Orthodox Church · Anglican Church · Lutheran Church and some Protestant Churches Canonized: Pre-Congregation Central shrine: Syriac Orthodox Chapel of Holy Sepulchre Feast: August 31 ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 27:57-60
Persons desiring to see the Christ were not only at the time of his birth. At and near his death many sought to see Jesus. As we see those around his death, let us examine why they desired to see The Christ.
REASONS FOR DESIRING TO SEE JESUS A few weeks ago, we had a lesson concerning the desire to see The Christ at the time of his birth. Today, let us examine reasons some desired to see The Christ, Jesus, just before the time of his death. Many desired to see him at the feast of Unleavened Bread ...read more
Scripture: John 11:43-57, Matthew 26:1-5
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The burial of Jesus gives us confidence in the authenticity of the resurrection
Message John 19:38-42 “Two Unlikely Undertakers” It may surprise you, or it may not surprise you, to know that there are many people – including people who call themselves Christians – who do not believe that Jesus actually died. He just passed out, and the coolness of the ...read more
Scripture: John 19:38-42
This sermon is about the response that came from the Jerusalem Council.
The Christian brothers and sisters at Antioch had good reason to rejoice. They had been at the center of a great controversy concerning what they need to do to be saved. There were some who had set high requirements for these Gentile converts to Christ. However after much debate and prayer the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 15:22-35
A message that highlights how God will replace the rulers of the nations with the Church.
The elections are now behind us and we do have a new president. The slogan right now appears to be “Change is Coming.” Many of us are hoping that the change will be for the positive. Yet I’m sure others are hoping that not too much change will come! Take for instance the former ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11
"Sons of God," continued. An introduction to "the adversary."
We continue our "sons of God" series today, by reading from Job 1. Let's start, by reading the first three verses: (1) There was a man in the land of Uz. Job [was] his name, And that man was always blameless and upright, and he was a fearer/reverer of God and a shunner from ...read more
Scripture: Job 1:1-22, Psalm 82:1-8, Psalm 97:1-12
This Psalm is thought to have been written during the times when David was in the courts of Saul and he was being tempted to flee; and not trust in God but to believe that his safety was only dependent upon his actions.
I. FACING THE TEMPTATION TO FLEE A. People may be used to advise us wrongly (v. 1-3). 1. They were undermining David’s confidence in the Lord. 2. Just like Rabshakeh did to Jerusalem in Hezekiah’s day. 3. People who cannot see things from a spiritual perspective will advise us from their point of ...read more
Many today are obsessed with making the Bible fit our cultural perspective, even when it means abandoning sound principles of interpretation. Today we will find how important the historical/cultural context really is to sound biblical exegesis.
BIBLE PASSAGES WE WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD IF WE WERE JEWISH Interpreting New Testament passages through Jewish eyes. Various Texts Introduction Illustration: What Children Say About The Bible · In the first book of the Bible, Guinness’s, God got tired of creating the world, so He took the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:20-21
A new message for Christmas.
GOD CAME DOWN. Acts 7:34. (Bible reading - Matthew 1:18-25.) There is a hymn written by Christina Georgina Rossetti which begins, ‘Love came down at Christmas.’ Now this is true, because God is love (1 John 4:8), and Jesus is God (John 1:1; John 10:30). But Christmas was not the first time ...read more
Scripture: Acts 7:34
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The God who is himself reliable gives us a city which is reliable.
Thursday of 7th Week of Easter 2014 Lumen Fidei (St. Boniface) The uproar between Pharisee and Sadducee that Paul engineered here almost ended in his premature death. Sadducees, the priestly class in Jerusalem, believed in the divine inspiration of only the Torah, the first five books of the ...read more
Scripture: John 17:20-26
Denomination: Catholic
The Jerusalem council; sorting out the Big issue of how are we saved?
Acts 15.1- 21. The Big Issue. A Big issue then and today is the question of right standing with God, how will we be saved? How will we be accepted,how will we be forgiven and what is it we have to do to be saved for eternity? You can travel around the world and meet different people with ...read more
Scripture: Acts 15:1-21
Let us never become so mature in Christ that we forget the foundation of the Cross upon which our salvation rests.
Gazing at the Cross, Galatians 6:12-18 Introductory Sentence On the anvil of the Cross, human sin is crushed and God’s love displayed. On the anvil of the Cross new lives are forged as we are reborn in Christ. On the anvil of the Cross Satan’s power is destroyed. Introduction It is ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:12-18
Denomination: Christian Church
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